AUBURNDALE, Fla. (Tuesday, March 12, 2024) - Salve Regina University graduate student Matt D'Amato (Midland Park, N.J.) had three basehits, including a double, and drove in three runs while starting pitcher Hayden Duke (Mattapoisett, Mass.) struck out seven in six innings of two-hit ball as the Seahawks defeated the Kohawks of Coe College, 9-1, on Tuesday morning at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale, Florida.

Sophomore outfielder Shane Williams (Georgetown, Mass.) also drove in three runs on a pair of singles in two at bats. Freshman Sean Woodruff (Cranford, N.J.) faced 10 batters and struck out five while allowing just one baserunner in three scoreless innings to earn the save.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 9, Coe 1
Records: Salve Regina (9-1), Coe (3-7)
All-Time History: Both teams scored nine runs in their only previous meeting, a 9-9 tie when the Kohawks and Seahawks visited Tampa, Florida, in 1997.

SUMMARY

• B1 - Evan O'Rourke singled with one out and stole second. Christian Homa walked and both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Matt D'Amato doubled in the first two runs. After D'Amato advanced on a groundout, Tyler Petrosino walked and stole second. Shane Williams drove in two more runs with a single through the left side. | Seahawks 4, Kohawks 0
• B2 - Brandon Grover doubled with one out and came home after Homa's double. D'Amato delivered Homa with his third RBI of the game. | Seahawks 6, Kohawks 0
• B3 - Tyler Petrosino led off with a walk and stole second. Shane Williams singled him home. | Seahawks 7, Kohawks 0
• T4 - Jake Brosius led off with a solo home run to right field. | Seahawks 7, Kohawks 1
• B5 - Tyler Petrosino and Brady Smolinski singled before Michael Breen brought in a run with a single to center. Christian Homa had a bases-loaded single that scored Smolinski with the final run. | Seahawks 9, Kohawks 1

NOTEWORTHY

• Seahawks banged out 14 hits with multiple-hit games from Matt D'Amato (3), Christian Homa (2), Michael Breen (2), and Shane Williams (2).
• Tyler Petrosino walked three times and scored three runs. He singled in the bottom of the fifth and also swiped two bases.
• Christian Homa drove in two runs -- one on a double in the second and another on a single in the fifth.
• Michael Breen had an RBI and also turned a double play.
• Hayden Duke (W, 1-0) tossed six quick frames and struck out seven Kohawks while allowing just two hits - one a leadoff homerun by Jake Brosius.
• Sean Woodruff (S, 1) faced 10 batters and struck out five while allowing just one baserunner in three scoreless innings to earn the save.

NEXT UP
Salve Regina (9-1) plays Rochester Institute of Technology on Wednesday, March 13, at 1 p.m.